Yeghipatrush Church

Yeghipatrush Church Եղիպատրուշ Եկեղեցի
Yeghipatrush Church
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Basic information
Location	Yeghipatrush village, Aragatsotn Province, Armenia
Geographic coordinates	40°32′19″N 44°28′28″E / 40.5386°N 44.4744°E / 40.5386; 44.4744Coordinates: 40°32′19″N 44°28′28″E / 40.5386°N 44.4744°E / 40.5386; 44.4744
Affiliation	Armenian Apostolic Church
Architectural description
Architectural style	Armenian
Completed	Church: 10th-13th centuries; Gavit: 12th-13th centuries
Specifications
Dome(s)	1

The Surb Astvatsatsin Church (Armenian: Եղիպատրուշ Սուրբ Աստուածածին Եկեղեցի; meaning Holy Mother of God Church; also Yeghipatrush Church Armenian: Եղիպատրուշ Եկեղեցի) is a church located in the village of Yeghipatrush in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It was constructed between the 10th-13th centuries. Nearby, is a Early-Medieval cemetery containing the ruins of a 5th-century basilica as well as a 13th-century double-khachkar shrine.^[1] Of primary interest is the 12th to 13th century roofless gavit, which is unique in Armenian architecture because of the inclusion of watchtowers at the plan's northeast and southeast corners. It has twelve columns in the interior. Design elements of the gavit's west portal were heavily influenced by Islamic architecture. It has a decorative archway mounted by a Equilateral pointed arch, surrounded by a rectangular frame containing geometric patterns (see also Neghutsi Vank and Orbelian's Caravanserai).^[2]

Architecture

The Church of S. Astvatsatsin is adjacent to the gavit and has a large cruciform central plan with a single cylindrical drum and conical dome resting above. Narrow windows with bell style arches are positioned at each of the four cardinal directions. A portal leads into the church from the west façade via the gavit.

Gallery

Another view of the church
12th- or 13th-century gavit
Capital in the gavit with cross carvings
Capital with design
West portal to the gavit
Double-khachkar shrine in nearby cemetery

References

↑ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 52. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
↑ Holding, Deirdre (2014). Armenia: with Nagorno Karabagh (Bradt Travel Guides) (4th ed.). Guilford, Conn.: The Globe Pequot Press Inc. p. 168. ISBN 978-1-84162-555-3.

Bibliography

Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 22; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.

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